KENNY ROGERS - ALWAYS AND FOREVER

ALWAYS AND FOREVER

KENNY ROGERS

SONGWRITER: RODNEY LYNN TEMPERTON

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: VOTE FOR LOVE

LABEL: QVC

GENRE: COUNTRY MUSIC

YEAR: 1996

 

       Kenneth Ray Rogers(August 21, 1938– March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted more than 120 hit singles across various genres, topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide during his lifetime, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His fame and career spanned multiple genres: jazz, folk, pop, rock, and country. He remade his career and was one of the most successful cross-over artists of all time.

       In the late 1950s, Rogers began his recording career with the Houston-based group the Scholars, who first released "The Poor Little Doggie". After some solo releases, including 1958's "That Crazy Feeling", Rogers then joined a group with the jazz singer Bobby Doyle. In 1966, he became a member of the folk ensemble the New Christy Minstrels, playing double bass and bass guitar as well as singing. In 1967, he and several members of the New Christy Minstrels left to found the group the First Edition, with whom he scored his first major hit, "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)", a psychedelic rock song which peaked at number five on the Billboard charts. As Rogers took an increased leadership role in the First Edition following the success of 1969's "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town", the band gradually changed styles to a more country feel. The band broke up in 1975–76, and Rogers embarked on a long and successful solo career, which included several successful collaborations, including duets with singers Dottie West, Dolly Parton, and Sheena Easton, and a songwriting partnership with Lionel Richie. His signature song, 1978's "The Gambler", was a crossover hit that won him a Grammy Award in 1980 and was selected in 2018 for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. He developed the Gambler persona into a character for a successful series of television films starting with 1980's Emmy-nominated Kenny Rogers as The Gambler.

       Vote for Love is a 1996 album by Kenny Rogers released exclusively for sale on QVC. It was later made available in retail stores under the title Always & Forever.

Always and forever, each moment with you

It's just like a dream to me that somehow came true

And I know tomorrow will still be the same

Cos we got a life of love that won't ever change.

 

Every day lend me your own special way

Melt my heart away with a smile

Take time to tell me you really care

And we'll share tomorrow together.

 

There's always be sunshine when I look at you

It's something I can't explain just the things that you do

If you get lonely, call me and take

A second to give to me the magic you make.

 

Every day ...

I'll always love you ...forever

Every day ...

Baby, baby, baby, I'll love you forever

I'll always love you forever

Together, forever.